What mount is this Hanimex 80-200mm f/4.5 zoom lens, and could it be missing an adapter?
Asked 6/20/2017
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I have a Hanimex lens marked "MC Hanimex Automatic Zoom C-macro 1:4.5 f=80-200mm" with a 52mm filter thread. The rear does not match common mounts I know. Based on the lens design, what camera mount is it, or is it likely missing a rear mount/adapter piece?
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This lens was manufactured in the Canon FD (and new FD), Nikon F, Minolta M/MD, Pentax K, Fujika FX, CONTAX/Yashica (C/Y or Y/C), Konica AR, Olympus OM, and M42 mounts. Your lens is not any of those.
It is not the Sigma SA, Contaflex, Exacta , Praktica PB, Praktina, Icarex, Ricoh XR, Leica M, or Leica R mount.
It appears to have been modified at some point to be compatible with a changeable mount system like the Tamron Adaptall or T4-TX system. But it isn't either one of those systems, either.
The Arri PL mount for cinema cameras looks similar, but isn't a match.
Perhaps it has a missing part?¹
Perhaps, but there are no obvious attachment points for anything behind it other than the three locking tabs and the single pin tab. No open screw holes and no threads on the protruding rear lens group. I think it has been modified to fit in an obscure 8mm or 16mm movie camera.
¹ From a comment by @Rafael
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Based on the community answers, it most likely is not a standard camera mount in its current state. This Hanimex 80-200mm f/4.5 was sold in many common SLR mounts, but the rear shown does not match those mounts.
The most plausible explanation is that the lens is missing the final rear mount/adapter section, or has been modified for some proprietary/interchangeable mount system. The claw-like tabs look more like an internal coupling than a finished camera mount. Also, if mounted directly as-is, the recessed rear section would likely interfere with an SLR mirror, which strongly suggests something is missing between the lens and camera body.
So the best answer is: it is probably not identifiable as a complete native mount because the lens appears incomplete. If you want to use it, compare it with another copy of the same lens in a known mount, or look for a missing interchangeable mount piece from the original system.
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